Thread: Spokeshave Identification

Hi Geoff123,
Looks quite old, & also looks like a " Stanley 51 ".
Can't add any more.

I think I have one exactly the same but where I put it I don't know. I have an impression it comes from around Scandinavia, probably Sweden.

I think it might be Jernbolaget of Sweden

Hi Issa' and Jim,
very close to the Stanley Issa' but put side by side there are some small differences.
Jim, i recon you have put me on the right track. A quick search on 'Jernbolaget spokeshave' found for me a pic on this very site, of the same spokeshave, with the same 'Crown/Anchor E' logo in a thread here:
https://www.woodworkforums.com/showth...09#post1699209

Not forensic thorough, but enough evidence for me to call it a Jernbolaget spokeshave.
A pretty old one at that I think. Be interesting to know how many of them made their way to Australia.

Thanks for your help guys. Cheers Geoff

I suppose the E stands for Eskilstuna and that they are pre-Berg. The iron seems thicker than usual and it was the open front that caught my eye. I think I paid $3 at a Melbourne tool sale.